Fess Parker (born August 16, 1924) is an American film and television actor. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Parker is best known for his role playing frontiersmen Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone (TV series) as well as starting a fad of wearing coonskin hats. He served as a radioman in the Marine Corps at the end of World War II after being rejected as an aviator for being too tall (He is six feet, five inches). August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Downtown Fort Worth Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork of the Trinity River. ... Davy Crockett David Crockett (David de Crocketagne August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk-hero usually referred to as Davy Crockett. ... Daniel Boone was a TV Western that aired from 1964-1970. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...

After being discharged, he was stabbed in the neck by a drunken driver during a post-collision argument. Parker required many months of rehabilitation, but he was unable afterwards to participate in collegiate sports as much as he wanted.

At the University of Texas he was initiated into the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity in 1948. Parker graduated from the University of Texas in 1950 with a history degree. He studied at the University of Southern California, earning a graduate degree in drama. He began his show business career in the play, Mister Roberts, in 1951 and was subsequently hired by the Disney Studios in 1954 to play historic figure Crockett. He also made guest appearances on television programs and composed and sang music. The University of Texas System comprises fifteen educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are general academic universities, and six are health institutions. ... The University of Texas System comprises fifteen educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are general academic universities, and six are health institutions. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern Cal, and Southern California), Southern Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... Mister Roberts is a 1955 film which tells the story of a naval lieutenant during World War II who stands up for his crew against the petty tyranny of the ships commander. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... For the theme park in France, see Walt Disney Studios Park The Seven Dwarves Building at the Walt Disney Studios The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California serves as the international headquarters for media conglemorate The Walt Disney Company. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He married Marcella Rinehart in 1960, and the couple has two children. From 1964-1970 he starred in the NBC TV series, "Daniel Boone." Fess Parker retired from the film industry in the early 1970s, after the end of the television series about Boone. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...

Parker currently owns and operates a family winery, Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard, near Santa Barbara, California along with some hotels. A vineyard Vineyard with bird netting Wine grapes with netting as protection against birds A vineyard (vignoble in French, vigna or vigneto in Italian, vinha in Portuguese, viña or viñedo in Spanish) is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table grapes. ... Stearns Wharf is the extension into the sea of State Street, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. ...

Some films featuring Fess Parker

• Untamed Frontier (1952)
• Springfield Rifle (1952) -- not credited.
• Them (1954)
• Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
• Old Yeller (1957)
• The Light in the Forest (1958)
• The Jayhawkers (1959)
• Hell is for Heros (1962)

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External Links

• Fess Parker at the Internet Movie Database
• Official bio and winery information